toonie

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too·nie

also twoo·nie  (to͞o′nē)
n. Informal
A Canadian coin worth two dollars.

[two + -ie (modeled on loonie).]
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toonie

(ˈtuːnɪ) or

twonie

n
(Currencies) informal Canadian a Canadian two-dollar coin
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too•nie

(ˈtu ni)
n.
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